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Covid pandemic increased diabetes among children, pregnant women
New York: The number of children diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes continued to rise in the year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, according to research. Another study, also being presented at ENDO 2023,…
- Health
Lung, heart stem cell study can pave way for new Covid treatments
Sydney: Researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes Covid-19 to better understand how the disease impacts different organs, paving the way for more targeted treatments.…
- Technology
Brightest gamma-ray burst powered likely by unique jet structure: NASA
New York: The brightest ever gamma-ray burst, which was detected October last year, may have been powered by its unique jet structure, according to a new study. The burst known as GRB…
- India
Higher risk of disabilities, cancer in men born during Bhopal gas disaster: Study
New Delhi: The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, one of the worst industrial disasters in India, may have led to men born during and after the accident having a higher risk of developing…
- Health
AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer: Study
New York: Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms can outperform the standard clinical risk model for predicting the five-year risk for breast cancer according to a large study of thousands of mammograms. A woman’s…
- Health
Vitamin D deficiency common in children with tuberculosis: Study
New Delhi: Vitamin D deficiency is more common in children with tuberculosis (TB) than those not infected by the bacterial disease, according to a study conducted in hospitalised patients in Telangana. The…
- Lifestyle
Intelligence correlated with longer problem-solving time: Study
New Delhi: People with higher intelligence were found to take more time to solve difficult problems than those with lower intelligence, in a new study that wanted to understand how the brain’s…
- Health
Deadly heart attacks 13% more likely on a Monday: Study
London: Fatal heart attacks are more likely to happen at the start of the working week than at any other time, according to new research. The study, presented at the British Cardiovascular…
- Health
Covid spread in over 70% of US households started with a child: Study
New York: While kids were the least affected by the Covid-19 disease, a study suggests that 70.4 per cent of nearly 850,000 US household transmissions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated with a…
- Health
Heart attacks associated with faster cognitive decline over years: Study
New York: People who had a heart attack are likely to have a significantly faster decline in cognition levels, according to a study. The findings, published in JAMA Neurology, showed that the…
- India
IIT student’s suicide: chargesheet mentions fear, depression, study issues
Mumbai: A chargesheet filed by Mumbai police in connection with the alleged suicide of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) student Darshan Solanki stated that he had sought help from someone for…
- Science
Greenland glaciers melting three times faster than 20th Century: Study
London: There has been widespread and intense mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland at a rate that is three times faster than seen in the 20th Century, finds an…
- Health
60% of Indians think toilet is worst area when it comes to harbouring viruses
New Delhi: About 60 percent of people in India think that the toilet is the worst offender when it comes to harbouring viruses, while 42 percent allow their pets on their sofas,…
- Technology
JUICE probe ready for study of Jupiter: ESA
Paris: The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE mission, is now ready to study Jupiter, said mission officials after they successfully completed the final deployment of all instruments…
- Health
New genes linked to heart attacks in women identified
London: An international team of researchers has identified new genes that are associated with an increased risk of a type of heart attack primarily affecting young to middle-aged women. The study, published…